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package org.lucifer.scene.importers;

/**
 * This interface needs to be implemented when creating a new scene file 
 * importer.
 * 
 * @author Mario Gonzalez
 * @author Henrik Engstroem
 */
public interface SceneImporter {
	/**
	 * Imports a scene from another format into the "lcf" format.
	 *  
	 * @param fromFileName the name and path of the file to import.
	 * @param toFileName the name and path of the resulting file.
	 * @throws UnrecognizedSceneTypeException is thrown if the importer is being
	 * used with an unsupported (wrong) format.
	 * @throws SceneImportException is used to denote any other mishaps during
	 * the import process
	 */
	public void importScene(String aFromFileName, String aToFileName) 
		throws UnrecognizedSceneTypeException, SceneImportException;
}
